Osman Mirzayev was a celebrated journalist, writer and publicist in Soviet Azerbaijan, then part of the USSR.
Osman Mirzayev is widely regarded as one of the great pioneers of independent journalism in Azerbaijan. He came to prominence as presenter of Dalga, Azerbaijan's first political TV programme, and through his investigative articles about political repression and persecution in the Soviet Azerbaijan and books We Only Live Once, Eagle in Flight, Drop and Lake and many other writings. Mirzayev's book Adlarimiz reviews the origins and meanings of the most popular first names in Azerbaijan.
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